got visa now what

[smallcan999 0]

Have another question....Barry is crossing Tuesday morning. He will have clothes, kitchen items and things like tools... He has things like chain saws and tools that he will need when he eventually gets his green card... Will there be any question at the border or will the tools be a problem? I would not think so but am asking. Also he is bringing a small freezer... Like an apartment size one will that be a problem to cross? Also will he be given a I-94 when he crosses? I read that in the gov't site but am ot sure if that applies to a K-1 visa...

ok thanks again for all of the kindness you have all shown....

smallcan999

[raymaga 25]

Your fiance should make a "list" of all the items he is bringing with him into the U.S. He doesn't need to document every single piece of clothing or household item.... just write "clothing", "household items", etc. on the list. He could document the tools individually and any electronics. You are supposed to have the serial numbers, but mine were never checked when I crossed the border. The border inspector simply took my list and looked inside our moving van and that was it.

They were looking for live plants, which are not allowed into the U.S. from Canada.

Your fiance will get an I-94 in his passport when he goes into Immigration for processing. It is a very quick, painless experience and he should be in and out in less than 1/2 hour.

Good luck.

[smallcan999 0]

Your fiance should make a "list" of all the items he is bringing with him into the U.S. He doesn't need to document every single piece of clothing or household item.... just write "clothing", "household items", etc. on the list. He could document the tools individually and any electronics. You are supposed to have the serial numbers, but mine were never checked when I crossed the border. The border inspector simply took my list and looked inside our moving van and that was it.

They were looking for live plants, which are not allowed into the U.S. from Canada.

Your fiance will get an I-94 in his passport when he goes into Immigration for processing. It is a very quick, painless experience and he should be in and out in less than 1/2 hour.

Good luck.

Thank you so much for your help.....This is good to know..... He is making a list now.... happy holidays...

smallcan999

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Actually, you can bring live plants as well as long as they have the proper documentation. I brought a number of houseplants with me that had been with me or with my family for years ( one was started by my grandmother). I had to obtain phytosanitary certificates for each one which involved having an inspector from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency look at them and certify that they were free of disease or pests. The total fee for all of them was something like $18. The long and the short of it is we crossed the border with a van containing 6 cats, 8 house plants, everything that was less than a year old and needed to be declared to customs, a wedding dress and a week's worth of clothing until the moving van arrived. They never checked the van or even looked at my carefully prepared list, my certificates for the plants, the plants, the cats or the cats veterinary records! Of course, if I hadn't had them, they would have checked everything (VBG).

Edited December 18, 2006 by Kathryn41

[CanuckmeetsYank 0]

If you check out the US customs Website, they will provide a checklist of acceptable and non acceptable items. Also you can print off the 3299Form which allows you to clear items duty free. http://www.cbp.gov/.

[Buttons 0]

If you check out the US customs Website, they will provide a checklist of acceptable and non acceptable items. Also you can print off the 3299Form which allows you to clear items duty free. http://www.cbp.gov/.

You really don't need the form, just write it all on a piece of paper with boxes number and correlated to the list. They didn't even look at our list or the Uhaul. Just asked us if we had a listed. I lifted it up to show him and he said you Get one free don't look trip!!!!!!!!!! I crossed in Buffalo.